Job Details

Job Location: Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan - Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan

Position Title: Site Safety & Health Officer, Level 1 (L1 SSHO)

Area of Requirement: Primary MTF site with oversight for safety at all supported MTF locations.

Scope:

Leads the safety and occupational health program across all Okinawa MTF sites.

Duties

• Maintains and enforces Accident Prevention Plan (APP).
• Conducts daily inspections at primary MTF and coordinates coverage across dispersed sites.
• Provides stop-work authority and ensures safety controls are implemented.
• Conducts training, JHAs, and AHAs in compliance with EM
• Investigates and reports all safety incidents and provides corrective recommendations.

Mandatory Experience & Certifications:

• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety training.
• 24 hours of SOH training within past five years, plus ongoing every three years.
• Five years cumulative safety experience in past 10 years managing SOH programs.

Preferred / Desirable Certifications:

• CSP (Certified Safety Professional).
• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician).

Language Proficiency

• English – Level III proficiency
• Japanese – Level III proficiency Speak, Write and Understand Japanese

Special Qualifications/Requirements:

Must be able to successfully pass, as required, a federal, state, or local government's background investigation

Disclaimer:

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The contractor will not discharge or, in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)

Job Description last Updated: 09/23/2025

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